1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition
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Creation Date
1892
Photographer
Harvey Weber
Location
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Worktype
mansions; historic houses
Style/Period
Italian Villa Style
Image Type
photographic prints
Image Measurements
8 inches x 10 inches
Inscription
[typed:] DATE: 1892-1895 / DESCRIPTION: The Newport " palace" par excellence. The climax of the series of summer mansions of the late nineteenth century.
Description
verso of photograph; National Historic Landmark, designated 1964. National Register of Historic Places, designated property 1971, National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property, designated 1972; Photograph exhibited in Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition, 1939, RISD Museum. Curated by RISD Museum Director Alexander Dorner (tenure 1938-1941) and architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock.
Keywords
architecture (discipline); mansions